Figure wheeled toy



H. E. GREEN.

FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

APPLICATION HLED' JULY 17, 1919.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

Application filed July 17, 1919. serial No. 311,589.

To all whom it may concern. 7

Be it known that I, HARRY E. GREEN, :1 subject the King of GreatBritain, residing at Hampton l. O., Kings (10., New Brunswick, Canada,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Figure ll heeledToys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys, and more iarticularly to a toy,simulating a human person, the legs of which are operated, to simulatewalking or riding action during movement of the toy, the. said movementoi the legs being imparted thereto through the medium of a crank shaftand wheel, which may be either rolled over a suspending cord or string,or rolledover the ground in the manner of trundling toys.

ii. further object of this invention is to provide a toy as specified,in which a supporting frame for the crank axle upon which the operatingwheel is mounted extends upwardly into the trestle of the figure,forming a firm and secure support for the axle and wheel and alsoproviding a structure wherein the movable parts will, :tor a portion oftheir length extend in close proximity to or against the side portionsof the torso, thereby steadying their movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a slot in the upper orhead portion of the movable legs whichopens at the up permost portionsof the legs and engages over a suitable pin carried by the body ortorso, for guiding the movement or the legs.

Other objects of the invention will up pear in the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary tion oi said improved toy.

Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the toy.

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

F l is a front elevation of a modified form of the toy.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the modified form of toy and Fig. 6 is asection taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 41-.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like charactersindicate like and corresponding parts, throughout the several views, thetorso or body 10 of the toy may be made to simulate a human form,

front elevaand the lower end of this torso is provided with a cut outportion 11 forming depend ing arms 12. A rectangular supporting trame 13extends upwardly into the recess 11, fitting snugly against the innersides or the arms 12 and against the upper edge of the recess beingattached to the arms by nails or analogous attaching means 14.

The frame 13 rotatably supports an axle 15, which axle has crankportions 16 and 17 formed upon its opposite ends. A wheel 18 is mountedupon the axle 15 and it preferably has a concaved or smooth periphery,for engagement over the string or cord 19 which may be positioned at anincline so that the toy will travel downwardly thereover, and in sotraveling, rotary movement will be imparted to the wheel 18 and from thewheel to the axle 15. The legs 20 and 21 ot the bony are connected tothe crank portions 16 and 17 respectively of the axle l5 and they areprovided with longitudinally extending slots 522 in their upper portionswhich slots open out through the upper edge of the legs as clearly showninFig. 2 of the drawings. The slots 22 extend at an incline with respectto the vertical and they receive therethrough portions of a pin 23. Thispin 23 has an enlarged head upon its outer end to prevent the slottedends of the legs 20 from moving laterally oil? the ends oi the pin.However, the slot 22 will permit limited up and down movement of thelegs 20 and 21 over the pin 23, so that during the rotation of the axle15, the legs 20 and 21 will be moved to simulate movement of i theperson thereby lending attractiveness to the toy.

r'fi rod 25 is tom of the frame balancing weight end for balancingstring 19. lVhile attached centrally to the hot- 13, and it has acounterattached to its lower the toy upon the cord or in the drawings, asemispherical weight is shown it is to be under cess 31 extendingupwardly thereto from its lower end forming spaced arms 32 and 33 theinner surfaces of which are engaged by the upper portions of the sidesof an axle carrying frame 34. However, in the modified form of toy, theframe 34 is substantially in the shape of an inverted U, leaving thelower end thereof open, so as to permit' the operating wheel 35 toproject below the lower end of the frame for engagement with asupporting surface as indicated at A in the drawings. The wheel 35 iscarried by an axle 86 having the crank portion 37 and 38 upon itsopposite ends, to which crank portions legs 39 and 40 respectively ofthe toy are attached. The legs 39 and 4:0 are provided with slots ll intheir upper ends, opening out through the upper ends of the legs andextending at inclines therein, which slots engage over or receivetherein a pin l2, which extends through the torso or bodylb. The pin 42has a head 48 upon its outer end to prevent the legs 39 and & frommoving longitudinally off the pin. The wheel has a relatively wide face,for engagement with the support A, and in use, the device is pushed overa support, such as the floor or the ground by means of a handle as whichis threaded into the body or torso from the back or otherwise suitablyattached to the body to permit a child to push the toy in front of himand when so pushed the engagement of the base of the wheel with theground or floor will rotate the crank axle 86, the crank portions ofwhich'will impart movement to the legs 39 and ell moving them over thepin 42 and consequently simulating the movement of a person walkin 1Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of thisinvention, but;

I claim:

1. Ina toy, the combination, of a body, simulating a human torsoprovided with a recess extending upwardly thereinto from its lower end,a supporting frame extending into said recess, a crank axle rotatablycar ried by said supporting frame, and having crank portions on eachend, a wheel mounted on said crank axle for rotating the crank axle,legs for said body connected to the front portions of said axle, saidlegs provided with inclined slots in their upper portions opening out totheir upper ends, a pin extending transversely through said body andengaging through said slot to connect the legs to the body forpermitting limited oscillatory movement of the legs upon rotation of theaxle.

2. In a toy, the combination of a body simulating a human torso andprovided with a recess extending upwardly from its lower .end, a frameextending into said recess, a

crank axle rotatably supported by said frame, a crank portion formedupon the ends of said axle, a pin extending transversely through saidbody, legs for the body connected to the crank portion of said axle andprovided with slots in their upper portions opening out through theirupper ends, said transverse means engaging through said slots, headsupon the ends of said pins to prevent said legs from movement laterallyon the pin, and a weight depending from the lower end of said frame.

3. In a toy, the combination of a body simulating a human torso andprovided with a recess extending upwardly from its lower end, arectangular frame having an end and a portion of the sides thereofextending upwardly in said recess, means for fastening said sides tosaid toy, an axle rotatably supported by a portion of said frame, acrank portion formed upon the ends of said axle, which extends exteriorl1 from the sides of said frame, a pin extending trans versely throughsaid body, rigid legs connected to the crank portion of said axle andprovided with slots in their upper portions opening out on their upperends, said trans verse pin engaging through said slots, heads upon saidpin to prevent said legs from moving laterally on the pin, a wheelmounted upon said above mentioned axle adapted to be rotated to rotatesaid axle and crank whereby oscillatory movement will be given to thelegs.

HARRY E. GREEN.

